Lauren+Holmes

Slowmation media type="file" key="Final Movie.wmv" We made Slowmation movies using Play-Doh to make models. We then took photos of the scenes we put together. Once we had done that we uploaded the photos onto Movie Maker and put together a movie of all the photos. I really enjoyed this project as it was something different to just normal computer projects and we had fun using the Play-Doh for it.

Google SketchUp We used Google SketchUp to design a Performing Arts Centre for Dio. Google SketchUp is an architectual programme that is used by professional architects. We had to include an auditorium, foyer, dance studios, music rooms, itinerant music rooms, drama rooms, storage, staff offices and toilets in our Performing Arts Centre. It was a challenging project as first we had to make A3 plans and then put one of our choice onto Google SketchUp. It was quite hard to use SketchUp and it took a lot of time so we had to make sure we didn't waste it! We also had to complete a Task Wheel and make a presentation of our plans and work on SketchUp. Overall I found it difficult but at times it was still enjoyable.

VoiceThread/Google Earth Project [|Lauren and Nicki's Places.kmz]

Reflections How difficult/easy it was – whether you ran into difficulties and problem solved, needed assistance?

I found it quite difficult because we didn’t fully understand what to do until about three lessons before it was due. Once we knew what we were doing it went reasonably well, apart from the challenges of Nicki’s laptop not getting internet. We also had a problem with Voicethread – when we embedded the video onto Google Earth it brought our previous video with it. We managed to sort it out then and everything was fine.

What made you chose the places and were there any issues regarding the choices?

We chose some of our places because they are places we have been to and enjoyed. The rest of them we chose because we had heard of them and were struggling to find other places that weren’t already taken by other people. One issue we had was that another group was doing the same place as us but it turned out that they hadn’t written it on the list at the beginning so we got to keep doing it.

How well did you work with your partner?

I think we worked very well together, respecting each other and their ideas and we are friends which usually helps. Our ideas weren’t too dissimilar and we generally liked each other’s ideas.

Did you pull your weight in the project or was it one sided?

Yes I think I did because we shared the work equally, both in class and at home. When it was almost due and we weren’t finished we decided to meet together to finish it, instead of making one person do all the work.

What were the good/bad things about this project?

The bad things were that we wasted a bit of time because we didn’t know what to do. We also had a few laptop problems but those were sorted out. The good things were that we learnt about Google Earth, Voicethread and other programs and things on our laptops. We had fun together and managed to finish it in time (we weren’t sure we’d do this!)

Overall I enjoyed the project and I learnt about different programs on our laptops.

My GIMP Poster I think my poster worked out well because the black and aqua blue work well together and my poster is simple but effective. I managed to get a border on it which was a bit tricky! I hope you like it and please feel free to comment on it. When I was making my poster first of all I made my background, then I inserted my text and changed the size, colour and font of it. After that I inserted my pictures and resized them and positioned them and finally I put my border on. Thanks for looking at my poster!